• metallic_substance@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      Did you completely forget about 2 terms with Obama? Turn your head sideways and let the bong resin flow out of your ear. It might take some time

        • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz
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          No, he had a black Muslim African father, an active campaign to paint him as not-American (with a heavy subtext of not-white), and the middle name Hussein when trying to succeed the War on Terror president. And Republicans (including Trump) tried their damnedest to make that define him. And then Democrats won a supermajority.

          Obama had way more to overcome, but all that stuff is irrelevant if you have charisma and a popular platform.

    • TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone
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      8 hours ago

      I hear you, and it’s a fair claim to make. But you can’t assume people will be able to fill in that gap accurately unless you say what you mean. Especially in an online, text-based forum that’s likely full of trolls and bots. That’s probably why you got downvoted to oblivion.